Kaiser Media Report Finds Kids’ Book Reading Steady
A report on media usage from the Kaiser Family Foundation found that the percentage of kids who self-identify as readers has remained steady with the amount of time spent reading books has increased slightly.

In praise of trilogies
From the Guardian, “a triple-decker story is one of the glories of the art of fiction, but it’s not easy to pull off.”

1,000 Words: Penistone Hill
A picture is worth a thousand words. Check out this photograph of sandstone books on top of Penistone Hill in Yorkshire, England that “stretch along the path that leads to Top Withens, which, it has been suggested, inspired the setting of the Earnshaw house in Wuthering Heights.”

Natalie Portman to slay zombies
And in other Jane Austen news, of the zombie variety this time, Natalie Portman will star in and produce “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies” based on the adaptation by Seth Grahame-Smith. No word yet on a potential release date.